Nenad Glumbić

University of Belgrade · Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation

Introduction Pragmatics includes a set of skills related to language structure and meaning that allow the speaker to use the language appropriately and in accordance with different communication situations. The aim of this research was to determine the differences in pragmatic communication skills of adults with intellectual disabilities, dual diag...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is often accompanied by various co-morbid conditions, among other things, thyroid diseases. One of the frequently used diagnostic methods to determine the appearance and function of the thyroid gland is scintigraphy. Although thyroid scintigraphy is routinely performed at Clinics for Nuclear Medicine, pr...

The Internet has a significant role in communication, learning, entertainment, keeping informed, and other aspects of modern life. However, along with the development of digital technologies and the Internet expansion, various forms of its problematic use have emerged, especially among children and adolescents. People with autism spectrum disorder...

The development of inclusive education shifts the focus of education for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to teaching standards-based academic skills. With regard to conceptual skills, digital technologies are most commonly used in communication skills. Specialized literacy programs most frequently rely on sight word recognition and the...

People with autism have more difficulty finding and keeping a job, not only compared to the typically developing population but also adults with different types of disabilities. In the attempt to improve the quality of existing support services in job-related activities, various digital technologies have been used in vocational rehabilitation and s...

Community living involves participating in numerous activities and can be achieved in different ways regarding independence and the level of engagement. People with ASD are usually unable to move independently, have difficulties establishing interpersonal relations, and use available services to a lesser extent. This chapter presents the results of...

Daily living skills (DLS) are routine activities that provide independence at home, in a community, at school, or at work. Many people with autism have difficulties with DLS, which limits their self-confidence and can negatively affect their overall quality of life. The main goal of teaching DLS is to help a person become more independent, thus pro...

At the very beginning of the digital revolution, differences in the access to digital technologies were noticed between people of different genders, social status, age, etc. As information and communications technology was spreading, it became clear that the digital divide concept was changing. The second generation of research in this area focused...

Unlike traditional design methods in which professionals require prospective users to give their opinion on the finished product, participatory design (PD) sees users as collaborators and co-designers whose daily life experiences truly contribute to the product conceptualization and development. This design approach is especially valuable for socia...

Technological development, especially Internet discovery, caused changes in the conceptualization of leisure time, its organization, and related experiences. Although numerous studies point out the importance of leisure activities for the quality of life in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their socio-emotional cognition, reduction of in...

Self-advocacy is a phenomenon in which autistic people (according to the recommendations of the autistic self-advocacy community, we will use identity-first language instead of person-first language in this chapter) speak up on behalf of themselves or the group they belong to. The Internet has provided autistic people with voice, visibility, and th...

Numerous medical conditions are significantly more common in people with autism than their typically developing peers. Many research studies deal with applying different technologies in achieving the appropriate compliance of autistic people with medical interventions. An important step in the systematic desensitization of people with autism is lea...

Technology-aided instruction and intervention involve using any electronic devices, equipment, applications, or networks to improve or maintain specific skills. Over the last few years, this group of interventions has advanced in terms of scientific basis, i.e., from the emerging level of evidence to evidence-based practices. Technology-aided instr...

This chapter deals with the topic of Quality of Life (QOL) in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The chapter begins with a short history of the QOL, followed by attempts to define it and conceptualize it through its various domains and indicators, both general and ASD-specific. Next, the chapter describes different methods used in the lite...

Циљ библиотерапије је пружање помоћи читаоцу да кроз књигу разуме и преброди потешкоће са којима се сусреће. Она се може примењивати у различитим контекстима. Уколико се примењује у школском окружењу, говоримо о развојној библиотерапији. Циљ овог рада је да се опишу основне фазе развојне библиотерапије, представе резултати истраживања који указују...

Високофункционални аутизам припада групи поремећаја из спектра аутизма и не представља засебну нозолошку категорију у званичним дијагностичким приручницима, мада се врло често користи у стручном жаргону и истраживачким чланцима. Социјалне приче представљају једну од многих интервенција које се препоручују у раду са особама са аутизмом. Приче се изр...

Paralinguistic comprehension and production of emotions in communication include the skills of recognizing and interpreting emotional states with the help of facial expressions, prosody and intonation. In the relevant scientific literature, the skills of paralinguistic comprehension and production of emotions in communication are related primarily...

Nakon uočavanja prvih simptoma i postavljanja dijagnoze poremećaja iz spektra autizma (u daljem tekstu PSA), roditelji donose odluku o tretmanu za svoje dete, kako bi obezbedili kvalitetniji život detetu i porodici. Prilikom donošenja odluke o tretmanu, na roditelje može uticati čitav dijapazon faktora. Ubeđenja roditelja o PSA takođe mogu uticati...

Background Intervention programs for children with developmental disabilities increasingly target caregiver training to implement effective strategies for child development. Research conducted in different countries shows that the Caregiver Skills Training Program (CST) developed by the World Health Organization and Autism Speaks could also be a re...

Postura predstavlja uspravni stav pri stajanju i hodu, dok integracija infor- macija iz više različitih čula o položaju i kretanju tela u prostoru predstavlja osnovu skladno razvijenog balansa. Cilj ovog rada je da se, pregledom dostupne literature, prikažu karakteristi- ke balansa i posture osoba sa poremećajem iz spektra autizma. Pretragom elektr...

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children. The sample included 353 primary school children aged 7-11 years. The children?s versions of the Empathy Quotient - EQ-C, Systemizing Quotient ? SQ-C, and children?s version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient ? AQ-...

Циљ овог рада био je да се кроз преглед доступне литературе детектују предно- сти и недостаци наставе на даљину током пандемије коронавируса SARS-CoV-2 за децу с поремећајем из спектра аутизма. Свеопште посматрајући, ставови родитеља били су негативни, јер су они осећали претерани умор и стрес услед немогућности да деци с поремећајем из спектра аут...

This article reports the results of the first study in Serbia on factors (child, family and case) for different exit types for children admitted to out-of-home care. Case files of 154 children admitted to the Shelter for Urgent Protection of Children from Abuse and Neglect over a 5-year period were analysed. After the shelter, less than a third of...

Studies have indicated that the level of autonomy of people with intellectual disability is influenced by personal and environmental factors. The aims of this cross-sectional and correlational study were to determine a correlation between the level of autonomy in adults with intellectual disability, on the one hand, and specific personal and enviro...

Objective Cerebellar neurodegenerative disorders (CDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders. It is known that the cerebellum plays a role not only in motor, but also in cognitive and social cognitive functions. The aim of this study was to investigate social cognition in patients with different CDs. Materials and Methods Social cognition was exa...

Importance of knowing peer attitudes towards persons with autism spectrum disorder is reflected in the fact that, based on it, the behavior of typically developing persons towards this group of people can be predicted. In regards to people with autism spectrum disorders, negative attitudes towards them can limit their inclusion in society and affec...

Parental involvement (PI) in education contributes to numerous positive outcomes in children, including educational outcomes and social competence. The goal of the present study was to examine differences in PI mechanisms between parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and parents of typically developing (TD) children. An additional...

Introduction. The inclusion of students with disabilities in higher education is a fundamental right recognised by the legal system since its recognition in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, the measures adopted by European countries to promote their incorporation are not always accompanied by parall...

Eholalija je relativno čest simptom poremećaja iz spektra autizma. Ispoljava se kao trenutno ili odloženo ponavljanje tuđih reči i najčešće se dovodi u vezu sa nedovoljno razvijenom sposobnošću receptivnog govora. Isto tako je u znakovnom jeziku gluve dece s poremećajem iz spektra autizma zabeležena pojava tzv. znakovne eholalije. Cilj ovog članka...

Introduction. The inclusion of students with disabilities in higher education is a fundamental right recognised by the legal system since its recognition in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, the measures adopted by European countries to promote their incorporation are not always accompanied by parall...

Accessible summary • The aim of this research was to identify possible differences in how non‐disabled adolescents and their peers identified with mild intellectual disability use mobile phones. • The sample comprised 420 non‐disabled participants and 67 participants identified with mild intellectual disability. • Non‐disabled adolescents used the...

Osobe sa visokofunkcionalnim autizmom mogu se angažovati u okviru gru- pnog rada sa drugim osobama sličnog uzrasta u cilju razvoja socijalnih ve- ština, podizanja nivoa samopouzdanja i samopoštovanja, ili međusobnog pružanja podrške. U februaru 2020. godine na Fakultetu za specijalnu edu- kaciju i rehabilitaciju formiran je Klub za mlade, namenjen...

Introduction The goal of this study was to examine socialization in adults with intellectual disability in relation to gender, level of intellectual disability, mental illness, and setting type. Methods The sample consisted of 120 participants (60 males and 60 females), aged between 20 and 56 years, divided into two groups: 1. participants with in...

Uvod: Samoodređenje osoba sa intelektualnom ometenošću predstavlja predmet velikog broja inostranih studija tokom poslednjih decenija, dok je u našoj sredini ta tema nedovoljno istražena. Studije ukazuju da na ispoljavanje samoodređenog ponašanja mogu uticati različiti personalni činioci, među kojima su i socijalne veštine. Cilj: Cilj ovog istraživ...

Introduction: Aggressive behaviour is not the main symptom of autism spectrum disorders, and if it occurs in this population, it is a consequence of some other factors. Objectives: With regard to that, the aim of this paper is to determine to what extent certain aspects of executive functions, severity of autism, sleep habits, and parenting actions...

This study was conducted with the aim to determine the frequency and predictors of problematic mobile phone use in adolescents with mild intellectual disability (MID) and typically developing adolescents (TDA). The sample included 623 TDA and 67 adolescents with MID. The Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale, Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale, a...

Nakon proglašenja vanredne situacije na međunarodnom nivou zbog pandemije COVID-a-19 u mnogim zemljama obustavljen je direktan tretman osoba s autizmom. Uvođenjem vanrednog stanja u Srbiji, sredinom marta 2020. godine, onemogućeni su svi oblici direktnog pružanja podrške osobama s autizmom i njihovim porodicama. Umesto toga intenzivirani su i uvede...

Following the declaration of an international state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, in many countries, direct treatment of people with autism was suspended. With the introduction of the state of emergency in Serbia, effective from mid-March 2020, all forms of direct support to people with autism and their families were prevented...

Digital literacy and access to web content is no longer just a luxury, for a privileged few, it is a the necessity for everyone. The evolution of society has led us to new paradigms of socialization, education and work, now based on the global Internet network. Those who don’t know, those who don’t surf, those who don’t communicate through the Inte...

Motor disorders often accompany autism spectrum disorder (ASD), although they are not included in its diagnostic criteria. Slower motor development is evident in early childhood in this population, making early motor skills intervention advisable. As educational games and modern technology can represent new forms of treatment, this study evaluated...

Gestures are ritualized movements of pointing, giving things and showing direction. References show that gender and age can be significant factors in gesture production and understanding in persons of typical development. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a difference between the ability to understand, produce, and imitate gest...

Although learning a foreign language is often not a simple process for adults with intellectual disabilities, the authors agree that the process should not be abandoned, and that it needs to be adapted and facilitated in accordance with individual characteristics and the characteristics of the trainee. The aim of this research is to determine wheth...

Intellectual disability is ofen accompanied by associated psychiatric disorders. Te presence of psychiatric symptomatology adversely afects daily functioning of persons with intellectual disability. Te pragmatic ability is composed of several diferent skills that enable a person to integrate information during the conversation, as well as to monito...

Sensory dysfunction is characterized by difficulty in receiving, processing, and integrating sensory stimuli, resulting in an unusual response to sensory stimulations. An altered sensory reactivity is observed in a large number of people with autism spectrum disorder. The aims of this study were to determine: a) the relationship between the severit...

Rad je nastao kao rezultat istraživanja na projektu "Socijalna participacija osoba sa intelektualnom ometenošću" (ev. br. 179 017) koji finansira Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije. ** Mirjana Đorđević, mira.

Аспергеров синдром карактеришу квалитативна оштећења комуникације и реципрочних социјалних интеракција и оскудни, репетитивни и стереотипни облици понашања, интересовања и активности. Иако се дијагноза Аспергеровог синдрома најчешће поставља у детињству, неретко се дешава и да се особе у одраслом добу опредељују за дијагностичку процену. Циљ овог р...

Pragmatska sposobnost je sačinjena od nekoliko različitih veština koje omogućavaju osobi da integriše informacije tokom konverzacije, kao i da prati mentalna stanja sagovornika, i stoga se smatra da je pragmatski razvoj u čvrstoj vezi, kako sa ostalim aspektima jezičkog razvoja, tako i sa socijalnim i kognitivnim razvojem. Tradicionalni pristupi u...

This research was conducted in order to identify the differences between participants with Down syndrome who operate at the level of moderate intellectual disability and participants with moderate intellectual disability of unknown etiology in different aspects of pragmatic skills. The sample included 35 adult participants with moderate intellectua...

Uvod: Stomatološki rad sa osobama sa autizmom svakodnevna je potreba pacijenata i profesionalni izazov za stomatologe. I pored mnogobrojnih istraživanja, angažovanja mnogih multidisciplinarnih timova još uvek ne postoji precizan protokol za svakodnevni stomatološki rad. TEACCH predstavlja specifičnu tehniku pristupa deci sa autizmom, i može biti kv...

Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly show signs of resistance to regular school transition activities. This issue can be overcome through the use of a visual schedule. The research presented in the paper aimed to test the possibilities of introducing visual schedules for students with ASD. The research sample consisted of students...

Examining attitudes towards people with disabilities has been a field of interest of numerous authors in recent years. Accordingly, different scales for measuring attitudes have been used, both at social and personal level. Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale is the most widely used scale for measuring attitudes at personal level . It is design...

Introduction/Aim. The ability to comprehend and produce irony and deception is rarely explored in people with intellectual disability (ID) or dual diagnoses (DD). The ability to understand irony and deception appears to be related to many cognitive skills, but some authors point out that the theory of mind is one of the most important factors for t...

The aim of this paper is to determine the relationship between the ability to recognize emotions and internalized behavioral problems in people with mild intellectual disabilities. The sample consisted of 70 persons with mild intellectual disability, equalized by gender (χ² = .000; df = 1; p = 1.000) and age (χ² = 1.429; df = 1; p = .232). For the...

Sposobnost prepoznavanja emocija pomaže osobama da razumeju socijalne situacije i da planiraju sopstveno ponašanje u određenim društvenim kontekstima. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da na sposobnost prepoznavanja emocija kod osoba sa intelektualnom ometenošću mogu uticati kognitivna i govorno-jezička postignuća ispitanika, starosna dob, tip ispiti...

The developed ability of the theory of the mind is considered to be the predictor of adequate social functioning, and thus the deficits of this ability are linked with problems in socio-communication functioning of an individual. The participants in everyday communication interactions, thanks to the ability of the theory of the mind, identify other...

Komunikatori su alatke koje pomažu osobama sa teškoćama u oblasti komunikacije, da izraze svoje želje, potrebe, misli i ideje. Ukoliko komunikator predstavlja poseban aparat, govorimo o VOCA aparatu, prenosivom elektronskom uređaju za generisanje govora, koji se koristi kao sredstvo augmentativne i alternativne komunikacije kod osoba koje imaju kom...

The ability to recognize emotions helps people understand social situations and plan their own behavior in specific social contexts. Paralinguistic segments of communication (facial expression and prosodic characteristics) significantly contribute to drawing conclusions on the speaker’s emotions, and according to some authors, they are considered e...

Background/Aim. Resilience is related to the substance use in adolescence. However, little is known about the nature of this relation in adolescents with intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this research was to determine the relation among three domains of resilience (sense of mastery, sense of relatedness and emotional reactivity) and the sub...

Intellectual disability (ID) is a chronic adversity that increases the likelihood of negative developmental outcomes. The aim of this research is to examine differences between adolescents with mild ID and typically developing (TD) adolescents in personal qualities which contribute to successful adaptation. The sample consisted of 92 adolescents wi...

Intrusive thoughts are repetitive, unwanted and unacceptable thoughts, images or impulses that occur both in general and in clinical populations. As far as we know, there are no studies focusing on relation between the theory of mind and intrusive thoughts in persons with intellectual disabilities, but there are sporadic studies in other clinical s...

Facial expressions and prosodic acoustic characteristics jointly present paralinguistic features of communication. By analyzing literature, we observe that respondents with intellectual disabilities manifest emphasized difficulties in detecting emotions in tasks of facial and vocal expression. However, we do not know if there are data on how parali...

Children with specific language disorder exhibit a wide range of linguistic and non-linguistic difficulties. Behavioral problems are often frequent companions of specific language impairment. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of autistic features, behavioral problems and behavioral functions in children with specific language impa...

EXTRALINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNICATION-PRAGMATIC ABILITIES OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES Mirjana Đorđević, Nenad Glumbić, & Branislav Brojčin University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Serbia Abstract Extralinguisticsigns are characterized by the movement of body parts or body in whole. Using these s...

APPLICATION OF PEER STRATEGY IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL CONTEXT Mirjana Đorđević, Nenad Glumbić University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Serbia Abstract Interventions based on peer support belong to the category of paraprofessional methods used in inclusive practice...

Illiteracy is one of the main obstacles preventing a country from overcoming poverty. The Mozambican government’s recent efforts aim to guarantee education for all its citizens, including those with disabilities, in order to reach both cognitive and social skills which maximize their growth and development. This paper offers a complex analysis of a...

Backround: Several research findings indicate that aggression in individuals with intellectual disability (ID) is significantly associated with environmental, housing and living conditions. The aim of this study is to determine levels and forms of aggressive behaviour found among individuals with ID; also examine levels of stress experienced as a r...

Bearing in mind that the wrong identification and interpretation of emotional expressions are associated with problems in social behavior, the aim of this study is to determine the most common errors that occur in identifying the primary emotions in communication in adults with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnoses. The sample consisted of 1...

The aim of this research was to determine the ability level of paralinguistic production and comprehension in adults with intellectual disability (ID) with regard to the level of their intellectual functioning and presence of co-morbid psychiatric conditions or dual diagnosis (DD). The sample consisted of 120 participants of both genders, ranging i...

THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONVERSATION SUBJECT AND ADEQUATE WORD ACQUISITION IN ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES Mirjana Đorđević, Nenad Glumbić, Branislav Brojčin University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Serbia Abstract Conversation is s structured activity in which participants meet certain standards. Within th...

DETEKTOVANJE AUTISTIĈKIH KARAKTERISTIKA U PONAŠANJU KOD OSOBA SA INTELEKTUALNOM OMETENOŠĆU I PRIDRUŽENIM PSIHIJATRIJSKIM POREMEĆAJIMA1 Mirjana Đorđević, Nenad Glumbić Univerzitet u Beogradu – Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju, Beograd, Srbija Prema navodima iz literature rasprostranjenost autističkog spektra poremećaja u populaciji...

Behavioural problems of adults with intellectual disability, (ID) like aggression, auto aggression and destructive behaviour, can often be caused by external factors, such as: frustration, ignoring their needs, limited choice of activities or inadequate communication. The aim of this research was to confirm the impact of different causes of behavio...

Intrusive thoughts represent the cognitive construct which is manifested through internal, repetitive, unwanted and unacceptable thoughts, images or impulses. Intrusive thoughts may be present both in clinical and general population. Usual intrusive thoughts that occur in typical population can turn into pathological and lead to the occurrence of p...

In line with the change of the society attitudes towards persons with disabilities there is increased interest in examining the atitudes twards them. Because of the role in the treatment, education and inclusion of such persons in wider social community, the attitudes of the students of special education become especially relevant. The aim of the r...

The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of preschool, primary, secondary and high school teachers towards inclusive education of children with special educational needs. In addition, the study established the correlation between these attitudes and gender, education level, teaching experience, formal training in the special education fie...

Objectives: The aim of our study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model for 25-hydroxyvitamin D clearance in a healthy young adult population in Serbia. Methods: Study sample consisted of 70 healthy young students of the Faculty of Medical Science, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, with a mean age and body mass index of 22.39 ±...

This paper presents and discusses the characteristics of the social protection of children with intellectual disabilities who are placed in children's homes in Serbia. It draws on a survey that covered the entire population—586 users in all five institutions for children with intellectual disabilities who resided there in 2009. The analysis shows t...

Theory of mind is the ability to attribute mental states (such as beliefs, desires, intentions and emotions) to self and others, in order to predict and explain observable behavior. The development of these abilities, which are essential for successful social interactions, social responsiveness and harmonious relations in everyday life, is delayed...

Many of the authors agree with the statement that the facial expression and prosodic acoustic characteristics together represent the paralinguistic characteristics of communication and that they provide an answer to the question "How something is said?" Some of the functions of paralinguistic elements of communication include the ability to make a...

Aims: This study explored the prevalence and patterns of cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use among adolescents with mild intellectual disability (ID) residing in different types of living arrangements in Serbia. Methods: A total of 100 male and female adolescents, aged 13–20 years, attending special schools for students with ID completed a self...

This study investigated aggressive behaviour in Serbian adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) compared to typically developing peers. The sample consisted of both male and female adolescents aged 12-18 years. One hundred of the adolescents had ID, and 348 adolescents did not have ID. The adolescents were asked to complete the Reactive-Proac...

Objectives. The present study investigated the relative importance of multiple aspects of personal resiliency for the development of externalising and internalising adjustment problems in adolescence. Subjects and setting. The sample comprised 805 adolescents (45.2% boys and 54.8% girls) from seven high schools in Kraljevo, Serbia. The mean age of...

Autistic symptoms are usually present in early childhood, although, in some cases they may not be fully manifested until much later. Recognition of the early signs of autism is a necessary prerequisite for early intervention programs, which should promote positive outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders. The purpose of this article is...

U radu se istražuje postojanje i priroda povezanosti eksternalizovanih i internalizovanih problema u detinjstvu. Uzorak čini 89 dečaka i devojčica, uzrasta od pet do sedam godina. Podaci su prikupljeni od vaspitača i nastavnika primenom instrumenta ASEBA, verzija za nastavnike (TRF). Rezultati svedoče o statistički značajnim pozitivnim korelacija...

Keeping in mind that traditional tests were largely insensitive to pragmatic impairment, Bishop (2003) created a second version of the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC-2) in order to identify pragmatic deficits in children with communication problems. Unfortunately, it was revealed that certain subscales of the Serbian version of the CCC-2 h...

Mood disorders are very frequent affective symptoms often found in children with disabilities. Even the nonclinical depression or depressive mood in children are characterized by social withdrawal and decline in self-confidence, anger or auto-destructive behavior, as well as decrease in academic achievement. The objective of this research is to det...

Cooperative teaching has been defined as a reconstruction of educational procedures in which two or more educators, in co-active and coordinated manner, use different sets of instructional techniques in order to jointly teach academically and behaviourally diverse groups of students in an integrated educational setting. The aim of this paper is to...

Aim Autistic communication profile in children who speak in sentences is characterized by significant deficits in social relationships and restricted interests coupled with low general communication ability. The objective of this research is to determine autistic communication profile in children with sub average intellectual functioning. Method T...

This paper presents the results of the study which examined the effects of carefully designed physical exercise programs on the development of physical fitness in children with ID. The study sample consisted of 42 children with ID and 45 typically developing children. All the participants were assessed using Eurofit Test Battery. The results were a...